{"product_id":"the-selected-poems-of-donald-hall-9781328745606","title":"The Selected Poems of Donald Hall","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"The hard-won achievement of a lifetime.\" -- \u003cem\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"When I was twelve I wrote my first poem, and by fourteen I decided that's what I'd do my whole life. I don't regret it.\" -- from the afterword by Donald Hall\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Donald Hall is an American master, one of the nation's most beloved and accomplished poets. Now in his eighties, having taken stock of the body of his work--rigorous, gorgeous verse that is the result of seventy years of \"ambition and pleasure\"--he strips it down.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Selected Poems of Donald Hall\u003c\/em\u003e reflects the poet's handpicked, concise selection, showcasing work rich with humor and Eros and \"a kind of simplicity that succeeds in engaging the reader in the first few lines\" (Billy Collins).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e From the enduring \"My Son My Executioner\" to \"Names of Horses\" to \"Without,\" Donald Hall's best poems deliver \"a banquet in the mouth\" (Charles Simic) and an \"aching elegance\" (\u003cem\u003eBaltimore Sun\u003c\/em\u003e). For the first-time reader or an old friend, these are, above all others, the poems to read, reread, and remember.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Donald Hall\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ecco Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/07\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.3lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781328745606","brand":"Ecco Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42439225802889,"sku":"9781328745606","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/the-selected-poems-of-donald-hall-9781328745606","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}